18 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1956
Page
1
Washington reports the Army will cut most divisions by about one quarter over two years, removing roughly 64,000 troops. Infantry divisions drop to about 13,500, airborne to 11,500, armored divisions barely reduced, with aims to boost mobility and firepower for an atomic age battle.
In Gettysburg, AP notes Nehru wears white jodhpur like pants traced to Mongol invaders of 14th century northern India. Once riding horses, the close fitting calves and flaring hips suited riding and later became Kashmiri formalwear. Nehru’s Kashmir origins explain his fondness for the garment.
Ray Ward, a seriously ill farmer, welcomed 14 neighbors who gathered at his farm with tractors and equipment for a communal farm task. The article notes the vast scope of U S commercial forests, reaching 461 million acres.
Five justices of the peace in Suffolk County resign amid an anticipated Appellate Division ruling on a traffic-ticket fixing conspiracy involving officials, doctors, and police. State Investigator J Lye Win Shapiro called it the greatest mass resignation in the state's judicial history as the panel faced removal and future disqualification. Names cited include Lester Davis, Moses Drake, Clarence Duffield, Rudolph Kammerer, and Charles Pfrifle, with affiliations to Brookhaven Islip Southampton Babylon and others.
IW-Perjury indictments against Cloyd and Leonard Lockard of Heath County were dismissed in U S District Court. The men faced three counts of giving false testimony about wrecking a railroad bridge and other violations of the federal crime laws in the 1955 incident involving Louisville and Nashville Railroad. New Zealand's kiwi bird is flightless with a tailless feature, and a four pound egg is noted.
Hlope headlines a Christmas tour with his traveling Santa Chrus set to visit seven Air Force bases, including a NBC TV stunt in Anchorage, before returning home for the holiday. He plans to bring cheer to service members with a Purdue choir on board and memories from past trips.
Admissions list shows Clay Welch Speedwell Ray Pearson Tazewell Elta Kay Taylor City Riva Ralph Moore Gein Mrs Alva Evans City. Dismissals mention Mrs Robert Miller Clavence Snodgrass Tazewell Janesville and Gibson Station names. Visiting hours listed as rig gf and 73.
Senator McClellan today spoke against canceling or forgiving U.S. debts tied to wartime aid. He urged Congress to consider whether Britain should repay roughly 3.34 billion dollars in lend-lease and other liabilities, arguing the administration’s plan to seek debt relief lacks justification.
A Kentucky juvenile, aged about 21, and another 15 year old, were charged in a drug store fire case. The younger received twelve months probation. In Hazard, Kentucky, Robert Eld, 31, a radio station worker, died of a heart attack after chest pains. Mansfield, born in Ashland, had been with WKIC five years. Frankfort reminders urge belief in biogravy during the holiday season as Gov. Beside Chandler cites the Sixth Commandment and calls for sane conduct.
Funeral services for William Franklin Ely of Middlesboro were held yesterday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with Rev. T. D. Brown and Rev. Fern Robinson officiating. Burial followed in Ely Cemetery at Arthin. Pallbearers included Henry Billingsley, George Stapleton, Clumby Cowher, John Ely, Kyle Brown, Farold Fucker, Glen Justice and Ralph Tucker. honorary pallbearers and flower bearers were family friends. Song services were performed by Will Noe, Ed Doe, Patt Spangler and Mrs Homer L Hee, with organ accompaniment by Mel J. L. Croar.
The United Nations moved to add Japan to its rolls as obstructions from the Soviet Union eased after a wartime era agreement. The Security Council had unanimously recommended Japan’s membership last week, with the USSR historically blocking entry for years and now signaling acceptance. Britain and France pressed for a Cairo consult on Western strategies regarding Egyptians abroad in Egypt, while the U S sought to keep the issue from a full General Assembly debate amid Western Allied concerns.
A presidential elector in Alabama signed a loyalty pledge then bolted the party and voted for Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones and Alabama native Hera Talmadge for president and vice president. He crossed out Stevenson and Kefauver on prepared slips, citing fears of agitation and violence to justify voting his conscience. The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled electr ors are free agents, and one elector cited his loyalty to law over party.
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